When Metal Breathes: The Porous Skin of the Steirereck Restaurant
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At Steirereck am Pogusch, local ingredients are transformed into extraordinary dishes, paralleled by a unique architectural design using stabilized foamed aluminum panels. These panels create light, breathing qualities while offering tactile, porous surfaces. The restaurant's innovative structure breaks from traditional Alpine chalets, reflecting a hybrid architecture deeply integrated with its environment. The complex functions as a micro-village, incorporating greenhouses, accommodations, and various productive spaces interconnected by pathways and courtyards, thus fostering a self-sufficient ecosystem. The combination of glass and metal elements creates a striking visual experience that enhances its organic character.
The building uses stabilized foamed aluminum panels that have been manipulated to transcend their conventional characteristics, evoking a breathing quality and lightness akin to natural materials.
The new Steirereck, set in the Austrian mountains, proposes a hybrid, experimental architecture deeply connected to its context, forming a contemporary micro-village.
With large glass surfaces and a porous metal skin, the standout volume housing part of the restaurant creates a dynamic visual rhythm that is texturally rich.
The complex features greenhouses, accommodations, productive areas, a bakery, and new restaurant spaces spread across the site, interconnected by paths and courtyards.
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